Thanks, Svartalfiar, for clarifying a point I was trying to make, namely, that when INTERSTATE travel is involved, the Federal firearms statutes “trump” local and state laws.
For example, even back in the days when handguns were totally outlawed in the District of Columbia, a Virginia resident could legally drive thru DC with a handgun locked in his trunk, as long as he was journeying to a state like Pennsylvania where his gun would be legal.
You guys saved me some gas money, thanks. I’ll use it to buy more ammo.